Meet Mike Wagner, BU’s greenest super-commuter. A year ago, the 52-year-old University carpenter made some pretty radical lifestyle changes—he outfitted his home with solar panels and bought a hybrid SUV. Now he charges his vehicle off the sun and drives 60 miles to and from work daily, leaving a zero carbon footprint behind. It’s cutting-edge […]

The two plays are wildly different in both style and substance, but both are set in today’s Miami and both focus on young Latinx women. That’s no accident, says playwright Alexis Scheer, the third-year MFA student who wrote both of them. “I’m learning the common thread in all of my plays is Latinas in charge,” […]

If you’ve ever been to a Terrier men’s or women’s hockey or basketball game, you’ve heard the BU Pep Band in action. Comprising approximately 150 undergrad and graduate students, the Pep Band (typically two bands with the same number of musicians) performs about 125 times a year. In addition to athletic events (the band is […]

Having been rebuffed by Congress in his effort to secure $5.7 billion to build 234 miles of wall along the US/Mexico border, President Trump Friday invoked criminal immigrants and illicit drugs, which he said flow over the border, to declare a national emergency, allowing him to divert billions earmarked for military construction projects, counternarcotics programs, […]

Midterms are around the corner. So this weekend may be a good time to relax with friends and explore the city. Looking for some ideas for what to do? Check out our guide “The Weekender.” If you have suggestions for events or places we should feature, leave them in the Comment section below. Ganko Ittetsu […]